If you get grossed out easily, then I suggest that you do not continue…but if you don’t, then keep reading!… (or skip to the end and read about (and see the pictures of) making applesauce!!)
On Saturday, we butchered 35 meat chickens in 3 1/2 hours!! It was a lot of fun…but a little cold. Daddy took care of the heads, wings and legs. Jessie, Lyssa and Annie skinned them and Suzanna and Cassie gutted them. At the end we all cut up the pieces and bagged them. Bekah and Charissa were our photographers!! Here are a few pictures…
~Jessie bringing them to daddy for the first step!!
~Daddy using the air hose to separate the skin from the meat.
~Lyssa (in blue) and Annie (in pink) skinning them.
~Some thing exciting over there?!
~Okay, some thing REALLY exciting over there!!
~Me (Suzanna) doing my favorite part…gutting!!
~Charissa and Daddy cutting the wings and legs off.
~Cassie, gutting them (with Annie in the background carrying two chickens).
~Lyssa showing Annie how to skin them.
~Jessie, Lyssa and Suzanna rinsing the chickens.
~Annie skinning. (I’m not sure what Cassie is doing ).
~Cassie reaching for the knife…and me holding a part of a chicken.
~Cassie rinsing a chicken.
~How long can the intestines go?!?! (Suzanna)
You might notice that it looks like we are all disgusted…but we are actually squinting in the sun!!
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Now here are some pictures of the apples we did this last week. 35 gallon bags of sliced apples for the freezer and LOTS of apple sauce!! So far we canned 67 quarts, but we still have lots more to do!!! : )
~All the apple cores (from only the first day), over 200!
~The leaning wall of Appleton!!
~A mess!!
~Apple men!!
~Some of the finished applesauce!!
Cassie is going to get on here in a little bit…so I better move!!!
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Chicken Butchering Day!!
Baby Chicks In The Mail in
Cedar Key, Florida
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Cedar Key Florida,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Cedar Key
Florida also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Cedar Key Florida, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Cedar Key FL.
Baby Chicks Price in
Cedar Key, Florida
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Cedar Key Florida
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Cedar Key Florida * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Cedar Key
Florida * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chickens
And Ducks For Sale in
Cedar Key, Florida
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Cedar Key Florida is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Cedar Key,
Florida Baby chicks are very
cute and
hard to resist,
however it's finest to plan for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare first
by gathering not just the
right products, however
additionally the proper
expertise to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is fairly
easy, you merely need
to give them with the following: A tidy and also warm
habitat A lot of food and water Focus and also
love Habitat Your habitat could be a
simple box, aquarium,
cat provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels as well as
blankets (without any loosened
strings!) to begin, as well as after a few weeks use straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid making use of only
paper or other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs can grow
misshapen. You additionally need
something to dish out food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
meal from the feed store, or a pickle container
cover for food and an animal bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Likewise, as the chicks age you can present a perch
right into the habitat to obtain them
educated on setting down. Warmth To
maintain your chicks warm you need to
give them with a heat source.
This can be as basic as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb additionally function extremely well (my
suggestion). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 until their downy fluff is
replaced with feathers (which could use
up to 2 months). The newly
hatched out need a temperature
in between 90 and 100 levels,
and also each week this could
be minimized by
roughly 5 degrees approximately. The warmth resource should be on simply one side of the cage
to enable chicks a range of
temperatures. The chicks are your finest
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
opposite corner of your warmth
light, you need to
minimize the temperature level. If
they are smothering each various other under the
warmth (not simply snuggling),
you have to include some heat.
House cleaning
Sanitation is essential as
well as it keeps your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to change
the bedding
usually and also
consistently provide clean
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks grow really fast
which requires plenty of tidy
food and also water. Offer
sufficient whatsoever times as well
as inspect
often to avoid parched and also
hungry chicks. Chick food is different compared
to grown-up chicken food, and it is available in both medicated and non-medicated selections. Feed chick food for the
first two months, after that
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
and then to a slightly
lower protein feed or a level feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks prefer to obtain a head start on taking
dirt bathrooms, while others will not occupy that activity until they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
unit, present a tray of sand or
filth for them to shower in.
Attention and love There are a
few benefits to hanging
out with your chicks. First off, they will certainly most
likely bond with you and
not escape as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and also
watch their behavior, you can
catch illness or various
other problems previously. Keep an
eye out for hissing, limping, or
other undesirable
signs. Make sure to
likewise consider
their poop, as diarrhea can lead
to matted plumes and clogged cloaca.
Finally, it is very
important to watch out for social concerns, such as the
tiniest chick getting picked
on. Empty nest disorder So your
chicks are now completely feathery
and also its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your residence
as well as move outside into a
coop. Check out our
section on chicken coops to read more
about cages as well as
appropriate cage habitats.
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